Apps That Make 3.0 Great
The OS 3.0 upgrade introduced some great features for users, including Push Notifications, Peer To Peer Connectivity, Maps and access to your iPod's music library. Developers have utilized these features in all sorts of ways but not many of the apps are great. We've cherry picked some of the best apps that make using iPhone OS 3.0 a pleasure.
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Textfree Unlimited - Send Text Messages (SMS) Free!
by Pinger, Inc.
Textfree could kill your monthly text message fees. Sure, the company says you'll probably be hit up to pay again after a year, but, hey, it's better than paying AT&T every month. You'll get a unique username@textfree.us account name you can share with all your friends and you'll be able to send and receive texts at any time just like Apple's SMS app. Incoming texts pop with a Push Notification that looks just like an incoming text message. Thanks iPhone OS 3.0! You can also try out <a href="http://appadvice.com/app/305928665">Textfree Lite</a> which limits you to 15 texts a day.
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$4.99
iCam - Webcam Video Streaming
by SKJM, LLC
A killer app. Set up your webcam as a security camera or spycam. It streams up to four webcams to your iPhone and, for $0.99 via In App Purchase, you can activate Push Notifications to be sent when movement is detected by the camera. Works on EDGE, 3G and Wifi (though the number of frames per second differs for each).
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F.A.S.T. -- Fleet Air Superiority Tactics!
by SGN
Not a lot of apps have taken advantage of peer to peer connectivity of OS 3.0 yet, but F.A.S.T. is definitely one of the better ones. An intense and addictive 3D dogfighting game. Blow some planes out of the sky against the person sitting next to you using Bluetooth or against anyone over the Internet.
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$9.99
BeejiveIM with Push
by Beejive, Inc.
Log into every major chat protocol there is and share photos, audio and even videos if you have an iPhone 3GS. You can now carry on chat conversations at any time and be available at all hours of the day thanks to 3.0 and Push Notifications. The only question now is do you want to be available all the time? Check out our general <a href="http://appadvice.com/applists/show/definitive-list-of-push-capable-apps">Push Notification</a> applist for other chat apps that might fit your specific needs or budget a little better.
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$2.99
Tweet Reel
by Colin Tulloch
3GS REQUIRED: Share videos taken with your iPhone on Tweet Reel and publish them on your Twitter account. Only possible on 3.0 and with the 3GS
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$59.99
NAVIGON MobileNavigator North America
by NAVIGON AG
One of the biggest names in GPS directions, Navigon, is here with a top notch turn-by-turn navigation app. All the maps are included in the massive install so the app should work even if you lose your data connection.
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TuneWiki - Lyrics + Radio
by TuneWiki Limited
This app started out on jailbroken iPhones because apps weren't allowed to access the iPod's music library. That restriction disappeared in 3.0 and now TuneWiki i available in the App Store. It gets lyrics for songs playing on your iPod and displays them in time with the music. You can also listen to radio stations in TuneWiki and the app even finds lyrics for those too.
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Boxcar
by appremix
As the big name Twitter clients drag their feet to implement Push Notifications, Boxcar is there for you. It does one thing and it does it well - it sends you Push Notifications for all your Mentions and Direct Messages every few minutes and then launches your Twitter app of choice when you slide to view. Make sure to check the description to see if your favorite Twitter client is supported.
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